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Justice Roundtable Coalition Letter to Senate Urging Support of The Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 (S.1711) (02/15/2008)
We are part of the Justice Roundtable, a network of advocacy organizations that shares common goals toward rational reform of the U.S. criminal justice system. Although some of us have already forwarded individual letters to you, we write at this time to provide a collective voice on the critical issue of crack cocaine sentencing reform. We applaud the bipartisan recognition that the mandatory minimum statutes treating one gram of crack cocaine the same as 100 grams of powder cocaine must be corrected.

ACLU Comments to the United States Sentencing Commission on Crack/Powder Disparity (03/16/2007)

Testimony of Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU Legislative Counsel, At A United States Sentencing Commission Hearing On Cocaine and Sentencing Policy (11/14/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Asking Members to Oppose H.R. 4472, the Children’s Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2005 (03/07/2006)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees Regarding Mandatory Minimums for Crack Cocaine (02/16/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Opposing H.R. 1751, the Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 (11/09/2005)

ACLU Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Regarding H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 (07/01/2005)

Sign-on Letter Regarding Mandatory Minimum Sentences in H.R. 1279, The Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005 (04/11/2005)

Coalition Letter to U.S. Sentencing Commission Regarding Recent Privilege Waiver Amendment (03/03/2005)

Coalition Letter Urging Meaningful Sentencing Reform (01/12/2005)
Coalition Letter to Senate and House Judiciary Committees Regarding Sentencing Reform

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Expressing Opposition to Enactment of Stop-Gap Sentencing Legislation (11/15/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Expressing Opposition to Enactment of Stop-Gap Sentencing Legislation (11/15/2004)

Coalition Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Opposing H.R. 4547 (09/22/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary Advising Them on the Blakely v. Washington Decision and Its Effect on the Federal Sentencing System (07/20/2004)

ACLU Letter to Senators of the Judiciary Committee Expressing Concerns about S. 1700, the "Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003" (06/03/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Opposition to the Capital Sentencing Provisions in S. 1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/28/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S.1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/21/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security Expressing Concerns about S. 346, Which Prevents Offenders from Obtaining Job Skills and Benefitting from Opportunities for Rehabilitation (04/06/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary Expressing Concerns about S. 1743, The Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2003 (03/30/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Opposing Certain Provisions in H.R. 1731, The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (03/28/2004)